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2012 SESSION

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HB 479 Tax-paid contraband cigarettes; possession with intent to distribute, penalties.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Contraband and tax-paid cigarettes; penalties.  Establishes legal limits and imposes criminal and civil penalties for possession with intent to distribute contraband tax-paid cigarettes by parties outside the legitimate distribution chain. This bill is identical to SB 347.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101446D  pdf | impact statements
• 02/10/12  House: Committee substitute printed 12105286D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/22/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105606D-S1  pdf
• 03/05/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB479ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/23/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0362)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101446D
• 01/10/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/31/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
• 02/08/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N)
• 02/10/12  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 1-N)
• 02/10/12  House: Committee substitute printed 12105286D-H1
• 02/12/12  House: Read first time
• 02/13/12  House: Read second time
• 02/13/12  House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105286D-H1
• 02/13/12  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB479H1
• 02/14/12  House: Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/15/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/22/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/12  Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105606D-S1
• 02/24/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/12  Senate: Read third time
• 02/27/12  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/27/12  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105606D-S1
• 02/27/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB479S1
• 02/27/12  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/12  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/29/12  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 12105606D-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/29/12  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/12  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB479ER)
• 03/05/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/12  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/23/12  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 362 (effective 7/1/12)
• 03/23/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0362)